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Housing efforts falling far short of what's needed.
A community housing provider says it's disappointing that the Housing Accord has delivered so few houses and ever fewer affordable ones for a city in crisis. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 4 July 2017
Audio 4 Jul 2017Auckland Council's solution for the housing crisis has been running for four years but it still cannot say how many affordable homes have been built. Our reporter Sharon Brettkelly has been looking… Audio
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UK council leader quits over London fire response
The head of the local council in the borough where at least 80 people died has resigned, after criticism of the disaster response as "absolute chaos".
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Brighter Future? Cycle trails the gimmick that grew
Audio 30 Jun 2017A national cycle trail was pitched at the nadir of the recession as a way to boost employment and drive regional economic growth. Chris Bramwell reports on whether that proved true.
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'We've got to act now': Mayor hails Wellington housing plan
A taskforce set up to deal with the city's impending housing crisis has recommended converting office blocks and increasing suburban density. Audio
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Wellington housing plan 'most thorough reforms in a generation'
Wellington's mayor Justin Lester is touting a just-released housing plan to stop the city becoming another Auckland, as the 'most thorough reforms in a generation'. Audio
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Residents urged to check apartment cladding for fire risk
An Auckland litigation lawyer is recommending clients take a sample of any aluminium composite cladding on their apartments to test whether it is combustible. Audio
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Police investigations into family violence hit record high
Police investigated nearly 120,000 family violence incidents in 2016 - up more than 8000 on the year before.
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Salvation Army cannot meet demand for food, housing
Demand for the Salvation Army's food banks, emergency accommodation, and financial support has retuened to levels only previously seen during the global financial crisis. Audio
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Claims that NZ govt fails vulnerable Maori and Pasifika
A former mental health worker says the New Zealand government has failed to address the needs of vulnerable Maori and Pasifika peoples. Audio
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Brighter Future? The faces of mental health
Audio 26 Jun 2017Since it took office in 2008, the government has given hundreds of millions to mental health services. But as RNZ's reporters found, those grappling with mental illness can see little light ahead for… Video
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Life at the young and old folks' home
Audio 24 Jun 2017Young Finnish people are moving into Helsinki's biggest state-run rest home as the country grapples with a housing crisis. Audio, Gallery
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Solomons' Chinese community concerned about RAMSI exit
A Chinese community leader in Solomon Islands says he is concerned about the departure of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands RAMSI next week.
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Support for foster parents 'woeful', says foster mum
A foster mother is urging the government to address problems that caregivers say have been lingering for years. Audio
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Funeral preparations for Vanuatu President, Baldwin Lonsdale
Vanuatu prepares to farewell its head of state following his sudden death. Audio
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Mistake to see immigration as problem - researcher
David Hall is a senior researcher at the Policy Observatory at AUT and editor of Fair Borders, Migration Policy in the 21st Century. He discusses New Zealanders' changing attitudes to immigration. Audio
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Vanuatu in mourning after president's sudden death
Vanuatu was in a state of mourning on Saturday after its revered president, Baldwin Lonsdale, died unexpectedly. He was 67.
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Hundreds in Northland hit by housing crisis - GP
"I've got people who are living in a lounge - just the whole whānau living in the lounge, 15 people - and they don't need any heating, because they're heating each other up." Audio
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GP sees homeless families every week
A GP working for a Whangarei Maori health service, Kyle Eggleton, says he is seeing homeless families every week, including a family of 15 living in a lounge. Video, Audio
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One family's inter-generational solution to the housing crisis
Brighter Future? - One Wellington family has come up with a novel solution to push back against the generational divide. Craig McCulloch visited them. Video, Audio
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Labour policy targets residency 'backdoor'
The Labour Party is vowing to close what it says is a backdoor to residency created by government policies encouraging low-skilled work and low-level study.
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Puerto Rico votes for US statehood
The US territory of Puerto Rico has voted to ask Congress to make it America's 51st state.
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Māori struggling to find land for urupā
The demand for land in Auckland is putting pressure on one of the city's oldest marae, which is desperate to find space to bury its dead.
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Brighter Future? Arriving just the beginning for refugees
Audio 12 Jun 2017The country's refugee quota is about to increase - but how easy is it to be a new New Zealander? Mei Heron reports. Video
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UK election: What's a hung parliament?
Without a party with enough MPs to govern alone, what happens next? Here are some options for future leaders and coalitions.
